Matthew Goodwin Articles

Both a Ukip collapse or revival could spell danger for Labour, writes Matthew Goodwin At the 2016 referendum on the European Union, Nigel Farage and the United Kingdom Independence party achieved all they had ever wanted. After 23 years of campaigning, much of it...

Matthew Goodwin charts the sharp decline of Nick Griffin’s former party Nick Griffin used to tell his supporters that a crisis would bring them to power. Only when the economy had collapsed and the established political class had been discredited would voters turn to...

The Labour party risks a squeeze both north and south of the border, warns Matthew Goodwin The past two months have not been kind to Labour. Ed Miliband’s poorly received conference speech returned attention to his lacklustre leadership ratings, while at the same time...

Since winning the elections to the European parliament in May, the United Kingdom Independence party has been busy. While Ukip and its leader, Nigel Farage, are no longer dominating the media, ahead of its annual conference in September the party remains confident...